Nov 20, 2007 6:38 PM

John Robb, Josh Marshall: Take a Bow

I’d just like to say that I started calling John Robb a genius way, way before Esquire ever did. And I was singing Josh Marshall’s praises back when GQ had never even heard of bloggers — let alone thought about naming one as "Man of the Year."

I'd just like to say that I started calling John Robb a genius way, way before Esquire ever did. And I was singing Josh Marshall's praises back when GQ had never even heard of bloggers -- let alone thought about naming one as "Man of the Year."

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